--- title: "1 Chronicles Narnia Quotes By Louis A. Markos" description: "1 Chronicles Narnia quotes by Louis A. Markos. Plus more from Louis A. Markos and more Chronicles Narnia sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/louis-a-markos-31582_hobbit_the-success-of-the-chronicles-of-narnia_2422235.jpg" --- > [“The success of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings helped restore the reputation of these discredited genres, thus enabling moderns to draw on their innocent wisdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/the-success-of-the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/649/louis-a-markos-31582_hobbit_the-success-of-the-chronicles-of-narnia_2422235.jpg) ## More by Louis A. Markos > [“Narnia, held captive by the “post-Christian” Telmarines, cannot be rescued and renewed until Peter and Edmund exercise their masculine gifts to defeat the Telmarine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/narnia-held-captive-by-the-post-christian-telmarines-cannot-be/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“And that is why Lewis concludes that we can shut Jesus up as a lunatic, kill him as a devil, or fall at his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/and-that-is-why-lewis-concludes-that-we-can-shut-jesus-up-as-a/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“the reason God tells us not to judge is that we do not know the raw material that other people are struggling with.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/the-reason-god-tells-us-not-to-judge-is-that-we-do-not-know-the-raw/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Rather than actively love our neighbor, we unselfishly allow him to live whatever way he wants to, even if his life choices are self-destructive. …](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/rather-than-actively-love-our-neighbor-we-unselfishly-allow-him-to/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“reducing human love, joy, religion, and art to a product of unconscious urges, or economic forces, or the struggle for survival and reproduction, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/reducing-human-love-joy-religion-and-art-to-a-product-of-unconscious/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Zeitgeist is a German word that means “spirit of the age.”  The zeitgeist of Periclean Athens was self-knowledge (supremely embodied in the thought of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/zeitgeist-is-a-german-word-that-means-spirit-of-the-age-the-zeitgeist/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“We are half-hearted creatures,” writes Lewis, “fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/we-are-half-hearted-creatures-writes-lewis-fooling-about-with-drink/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Lewis closes his book, The Abolition of Man, with these prophetic words: “You cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/lewis-closes-his-book-the-abolition-of-man-with-these-prophetic-words/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Lewis was no fan of war, but he was unashamed to champion the beauty of the knight, of the medieval Crusader, of the “Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/lewis-was-no-fan-of-war-but-he-was-unashamed-to-champion-the-beauty/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Yes, Lewis concludes, God may at times treat us harshly, but he has never treated us with contempt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/yes-lewis-concludes-god-may-at-times-treat-us-harshly-but-he-has/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“No longer do our beliefs point back to a divine law code or an essential, in-built sense of good and evil; they exist only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/no-longer-do-our-beliefs-point-back-to-a-divine-law-code-or-an/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Actually, if truth be told, love and unselfishness are also received in a radically different way by the object of the proffered charity.  In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/actually-if-truth-be-told-love-and-unselfishness-are-also-received-in/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Lewis was unique in the academia of his day for championing (along with his good friend, J.R.R. Tolkien) children’s literature and fantasy novels as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/lewis-was-unique-in-the-academia-of-his-day-for-championing-along/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“The success of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings helped restore the reputation of these discredited genres, thus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/the-success-of-the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) > [“Yes, our world is real, but its temporal reality offers us but a glimpse, a faint foreshadowing of the greater reality that is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-markos/yes-our-world-is-real-but-its-temporal-reality-offers-us-but-a/) [Louis A. Markos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-markos/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chronicles-narnia/louis-a-markos/#itemlist", "name": "1 Chronicles Narnia Quotes By Louis A. 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